Fire-kindler.



No. 628,833. Patented m n, i899. .1. F. MURPHY.

FIRE KINDLER.

(Application filed Feb. 6, 1899) 140 Model.)

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ilrrnn JOHN FRANCIS MURPHY, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

FIRE-KINDLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent no. 628,833, dated Jul 11,1899.

Application filed February 6, 1899. Serial No. 704,693. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN FRANCIS MUR- PHY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee and State ofMichigan, have invented a new and useful Fire-Kindler, of which thefollowingis a specification.

This invention relates to fire-kindlers; and the object thereof is toprovide a holder for the non combustible absorbent filling and improvedmeans for connecting the same together.

To these ends the present invention consists in the combination andarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shownin the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings, Figure-l is a perspective View of the device. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal sectional View thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionalvie'w thereof.

Like numerals of reference denote like and corresponding parts in eachof the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a head or holderformed from a single blank of sheet metal bent upon itself, forming topand bottom sides 2 and 3, respectively. A suitable absorbent filling 4of asbestos or the like is snugly fitted between the top and bottom ofthe holder, leaving a portion of the edges of the same projecting beyondthe filling to form flanges 5. The device is manipulated by means of ahandle 6, having one end provided with a hook 7. The handle ispreferably formed from a metal rod having the hook 7 bent therefrom. Thetop and bottom of the holder are provided with alined openings 8 and 9,formed centrally therethrough. The hooked end of the handle is passedthrough the openings of the holder and through the filling 4c, and theextremity 10 of the hook is bent back against the outside of the bottom,whereby the handle is connected to the head and the filling is retainedin place and a double function is thus obtained.

The filling is to be saturated with an inflammable oil, and when set onfire the flame will be deflected or spread outwardly by the extension orflanges 5, and thereby form a solid flame extending around the threeopen sides of the head. By this means the device spreads the flame overa comparatively large space, which renders the same more effective inapplying a light to kindle a fire.

When the filling becomes useless, it may be removed by straightening theextremity 10 of the hooked end of the handle and removing the same and anew filling substituted.

It will be noted that the handle is extended from the closed end of thehead, so that the flame may not extend out toward the hand of theoperator, whereby the danger of being burned is obviated.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacri: ficing any of the advantagesof this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Afire-kindler, comprising a head or holder formed from a single blank ofmetal bent upon itself forminga top and bottom, an absorbent fillingfitted between the top and bottom of the head, and a handle therefor,substantially as shown and described.

2. A fire-kindler, comprising a head or holder formed from a singlevblank of metal bent upon itself forming a top and bottom, an absorbentfilling fitted between the top and bottom of the head or holder, theedges of the latter extending outward beyond the filling forming aperipheral flange, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A flrekindler, comprising a head or holder formed from a single blankof metal bent upon itself forming a top and bottom which are providedwith openings alined centrally therethrough, an absorbent filling fittedbetween the top and bottom of the head, and a handle having one endfitted through the holes in the head and through the filling, wherebythe latter is secured in place,'the handle extending outward from theclosed end of the head, substantially as shown and described.

4. A fire -kindler, comprising a head or holder formed from a singleblank of sheet metal bent upon itself forming a top and bottom and oneclosed end, the top and bottom being provided with eentrally-alin-edopenings, an absorbent filling fitted between the elosedend of the head,substantially as and 10 for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as top and bottom of the headwhich projects my own I have hereto affixed my signature in outwardlybeyond the filling, and a handle the presence of two witnesses.

having a hooked end, the latter being fitted 4 JOHN FRANCIS MURPHY;through the openings of the head and through \Vitnesses: y the filling,whereby the latter is held in place, 0. E. HAYNES,

and the handle extending outward from the GEO. H. KNAPP.

